We expect our Christmas stories to be full of joy. But they often only end that way. How we get there is how we find grace. Grace, change, and the escape to EgyptChristmas 2B | Matthew 2:13-15,19-23 Every Friday night my family gets pizza, some treats, and we do Movie Night. And this …
A Word: Saint Stephen’s Way of Love
Stephen sets our Christmas journey toward Jesus’s way of love by reminding us of the challenge of tradition and nostalgia. Following his following JesusThe Feast of Stephen Sam Portaro’s reflection from Brightest and Best rises to the central challenge of the Incarnation, and I …
A Christmas Message
Many centuries ago, communities would gather to pray. They observed that the days grew shorter; the night was winning. Perhaps soon the day would disappear entirely. So people gathered during these long nights and they would pray for the light to come again. Long before Christ entered the …